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Aim is built to be a linux package manager for the app format Appimage.

How to install?

To install Aim on your linux system follow these instructions.

Requirments

To install AIM on your system, you need to have python3 preinstalled. To install python follow these steps: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python/how-to-install-python-on-linux/
Then after you have installed python3 on your system follow these instructions:

Instructions

User level install

Download the aim file from the github repo and then place it in the ~/.local/bin/ directory on your system and make it executable with this command:
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/aim

Global level install

Download the aim file from the github repo and then use this command to move the aim file
sudo mv aim /usr/local/bin/
and make it executable with this command:
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/aim

How to upgrade Aim

Currently AIM only supports upgrading it self with this command:
aim upgrade

Note


If your AIM file is corrupt or you changed something

aim upgrade
will overwrite the file with the latest version

How to Install Apps?

To install apps via AIM , you need to type in
aim install {whateverappyouwant}

Note:

If the app’s name contains multiple words, make sure to put it in double quotes.
aim install "Visual Studio Code"

How to Delete apps

To delete apps installed with AIM, you need to type in:
aim delete {whateverappyouwantodelete.AppImage}

Where apps are stored?

Apps installed via AIM are stored in your home/username/appimages directory.

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Aim is built to be a linux package manager for the app format "Appimage".

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